How Treble Damages rules vary in Montana

US-MT treble damages rules

This source-backed guide covers US-MT treble damages authority (Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-133 (Montana Consumer Protection Act — discretionary up to 3x); Mont. Code Ann. § 70-16-107 (timber trespass — automatic 3x for willful/wanton/malicious)). It explains how to read the calculator's multiplier output and points to the controlling US-MT multiplier statutes.

What the output means

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When the calculator shows a multiplier result, read it as a statutory multiplier on the base damages figure, not as a separate damages category.

• Base damages stay the same until the multiplier is applied.
• The statutory multiplier changes the total by the rule-specified factor.
• Any cap, exception, or carve-out still controls if the statute says it does.

US-MT rule notes

Statutory multiplier

Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-133 (Montana Consumer Protection Act — discretionary up to 3x); Mont. Code Ann. § 70-16-107 (timber trespass — automatic 3x for willful/wanton/malicious) governs the treble (multiple) damages rule for US-MT.

30-14-133. The court may not award punitive damages but may, in its discretion, award up to three times the money damages in the amount of any ascertainable loss of money or property sustained, if actual damages do not exceed $100,000, and may provide any other equitable relief that it considers necessary or proper.

What changes the result most

• The base damages input, because the multiplier applies to that number.
• The statutory multiplier itself, because 2x, 3x, and 4x produce different totals.
• Any cap or carve-out in the statute, because it can limit the multiplied amount.

Use the calculator

DocketMath's treble-damages calculator can model multiplier outcomes once you identify the controlling statute and whether a cap or exception applies. Use the source panel for the verified primary-source rule.

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Sources

• 30-14-133 — Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-133 (Montana Consumer Protection Act — discretionary up to 3x); Mont. Code Ann. § 70-16-107 (timber trespass — automatic 3x for willful/wanton/malicious)

All sources are official primary law published by mca.legmt.gov.

Corroboration method: government_primary_source_direct_fetch.